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Scholarships

Pearls of Service 

Applications will be provided to the Guidance Counselor at each high school in Lincoln Parish in February of the Graduating year. 

Key points for applying:

 

Recipients must be a Lincoln Parish resident and a senior at a high school in Lincoln Parish

 

Applicants will have maintained an overall 2.5 GPA

 

Recipients will indicate intent to attend a college or university in Louisiana and enroll in full time hours (will need to provide enrollment verification before scholarship is awarded)

 

Recipients will be selected from Scholarship Application Forms submitted by eligible students

 

Recipients will be chosen by an impartial Scholarship Committee along with Scholarship Chair

 

The Pearls of Service Scholarship Recipients will be submitted to his/her high school. It is the decision of each school to recognize recipients at graduation/awards ceremony.

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Completed applications may be turned in:

Via e-mail to our Scholarship Chair, at pearlsofservicescholarship@jaofruston.org

or by mail to

JA of Ruston ATTN: Pearls of Service Scholarship,

PO Box 1762, Ruston LA 71273

NAJA Graduate Scholarship

Applicant Qualifications
To apply for NAJA Scholarships, applicants must be:

  • Working or planning to work directly with children.

  • Pursuing graduate level studies for one (1) year in fields which address the special needs of children and youth; this includes, but is not limited to, Counseling, Psychology, Mental Health, Special Education, Speech Pathology, Exceptional Children, Remedial Skills Development, Hearing Impaired, and Gifted & Talented. Scholarships are not awarded for graduate work in administration or general education.

  • A U.S. citizen and a permanent resident of a state with a Junior Auxiliary Chapter: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and Tennessee.

  • Planning to attend a U.S. college or university for full-time or part-time study.


Application Process
The application and re-application forms are available between September 1st & February 1st with the link below. All applications and supporting documents must be submitted by February 1st.


It is the applicant’s responsibility to complete the application online with any & all supporting documents by the deadline. Scholarships will be announced in April.

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